Artificial Intelligence: Five Highly Anticipated Developments

If you browse through news and discussions related to artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year, you will observe diverse opinions being peddled across the AI spectrum- some predict an overtly pessimistic scenario for humanity while others heap plaudits on the technological developments in the field. Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk have previously warned about the dangers of AI weapons falling into the hands of terrorists. There have been naysayers and luddites aplenty who feel that their jobs will be threatened by AI, and many conjure up visions of a potentially apocalyptic post-humanist society where AI systems lord it over human beings. I must say, most of these grim predictions are quite far-fetched and a result of taking movies such as the Terminator series too seriously. We have some witnessed…